The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-14
HAD 10 Foof RE ell.



Wtle's DreaEmeker1-
A certain noblemen named Comte de
Chambrun, says an English paper.
spent last winter It Nice. accompanied
by his anliable and fascinating bus
somewhat expensive better half The
Count seems 70 have been q gentleman
Of an economical turn Of mind. Long
experience has taught him that one Of
the first actions which his wife might
be expected 70 perform when she arrived
az any new place was 10 visit the local
modistes. coiffeuFs. jewellers and other
tradespeople. who devote themselves to
the pleasing task Of making the human
form divine sfil diviner. aud % run up
a tremendous bill with esch Of them.
What could the aggrieTed and possibly
/ impecuniOus French nObiemen do 70
place check on the extravaganza Of
his domestic establishment? He sent 3
notification round 70 all the chief trades
people At the southern paradise that he
would not be ansWerable for articles
supplied % his wife beyond an amount
which be specified, and which was GER
tainly small--not more than few hun
dred francs This mode Of proceeding
Is not altogether unknown in England,
and when it Is resOrted to we can well
believe that ohly severe necessity
prompts the commission Of such
very uneoniagal act Practically It
was a declaration Of war BY the Count
49, IL. "a. - L.. -. -
neither the Countess nor her trades
people seems to have taken any notice Of
herhusband's warning. After the lapse
ofa month or two he Was net pleasantly
surprised to receive . little bill'' from
his wife's dressmaker At Nice. amount
ing 20 some six thousand frames
claim which he refused 70 pay. In an
action brought before the Nice civil tri-
bunal the economical Count gained the
victory. which certainly shows a great
deal Of judicial impartiali.y. rs such
decision must have been given in the
teeth Of the public opinion Of the whole
trailing community Of the place. The
disappointed dressmaker then appealed,
and here she met with more suecess.
The Appeal Court at AK decided in her
iavor. aud the President. in prunounc-
ing Judgment for her claim, gave utter
ance 10 some truly remarkable seuti-
ments He said that it was the duty Of
a husband 10 do more than merely
provide his wife with clothes to her
back; he was bound also to ''enbellish"
her A modiste who supplied a wife
with fashionable garments which min
stered 10 this process Of embellishments
vas merely doing her du'y-or. rather,
she was doing the husbands duty for
lim-and had q right TO charge ae-
cordiugly Then the extremely gal
liant Judge. who must assurrdly be
thorough ''lady's man. at AK. pro-
ceeded to argue that desire for embel- |
lishment ON a wife's part was not =
selfish aspiration at all A married |
couple 90 to a dinner ora ball together. |
Each shine with the reflected glory Of |
the other. The gentleman benefits |
Iirectly in the good opinion 81 every |
body present from the fact that his |
wife can boast a bec6ming toilet. |
Therefore, even viewing the matter |
from the low standpoint Of the hus-
bands own interests. he ought not TO
object to any thing which satisfies the
dignity and Legitimate pride" Of his
consort. So at least thinks the French
Judge who decided in favor Of the
dressmaker and against the Count
Cor. Chicago Tribune.